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published
June 24th 2008
by Ace
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Paperback, 304 pages
isbn
0441016197
(isbn13: 9780441016198)
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'Black Jack' Geary has ordered his fleet back to the Lakota Star System where the Syndics nearly destroyed them, a desperate gamble that may give them...more
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Read in August, 2008
recommends it for:
Military sf fans who like large scale ship battles in space
This series of military science fiction is pretty good for large scale ship maneuvers in space and for the the main character John Geary, who has taken command of the Alliance Fleet as it fights various fleets on its way back to the home world of the Alliance with a secret weapon. If you are looking for man to man warfare or major character development, this is not the series, and in some ways its very hard to follow the battles as they do involve lots of ships. One subplot in the novel is an ...more
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This is a review of the series so far, rather than just book four.
This is great, solid military science fiction. Much of the action scenes revolve around communication and data propagation delays across distances measured in light-hours. This remains an issue throughout the entire series, but is worked well enough that it never seems tiresome, just the truth of the matter.
I never felt like I was being particularly patronized or pandered to in this series. I certainly would...more
This is great, solid military science fiction. Much of the action scenes revolve around communication and data propagation delays across distances measured in light-hours. This remains an issue throughout the entire series, but is worked well enough that it never seems tiresome, just the truth of the matter.
I never felt like I was being particularly patronized or pandered to in this series. I certainly would...more
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Read in April, 2009
My reviews of these books are all seeming the same. That's because the books are all the same. This series offers both intriguing destination and companionable journey -- in other words, I want to find out what happens, but I'm also enjoying getting there.
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Read in June, 2008
recommends it for:
roberta broussard
Another installment in the Black Jack Geary chronicles, this one is as rip roaring and quick as the first three. The Fleet is still deep in Syndicate space and has just narrowly escaped from a Syndic trap in the Lakota system. Now Captain Geary has turned them around and is headed right back into the same system. Can he hold together a fleet that contains hidden elements that will stop at nothing to ensure that he does not suceed? You have to read it to find out...and it's worth reading for ...more
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Read in September, 2008
This is the 4th of this series with characters and story that is still very enjoyable. As with the 3rd book, the plot is not as strong individually as the first two books, but it is so well written that this is only a minor problem. Still a great read and I'm eagerly waiting for the next installment!
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Read in July, 2008
recommends it for:
sci fi fans, space opera fans
Possibly the best book for character development in the series, and one of the more interesting politically, it lacks a little bit on the action, but is still a very good read.
I'm still in awe of Campbell's ability to tell an epic story across dozens of starships and dozens of star systems, but only utilize a handful of well developed characters and their limited perspective to do it.
I'm still in awe of Campbell's ability to tell an epic story across dozens of starships and dozens of star systems, but only utilize a handful of well developed characters and their limited perspective to do it.
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After finishing this book in the series, I now believe that they would have been more enjoyable if I had spaced them out - I read the first few altogether, and had to wait for this one to come out in paperback. So, my advice to anyone thinking about reading this, is to read them spaced about a month apart.
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Read in September, 2008
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David Broussard
The book was fine; it took me a while to read it though. I'm really getting to the point that I wish he'd get home already. I'm hoping that the next book will have the fleet arriving home. I'm also not 100% happy with the resolution between Geary and Desjani.
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Luke
This entire series is just good. I get lost in this world more than I have in many years. The space battles are comprehensible and ring true at the same time. The characters are interesting and vividly drawn. I can't recommend these enough.
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Very solid continuation of _Lost Fleet_ - action and combat continued to satisfy, and it held very well to the prior three books. Can't wait for #s five and six!
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Regardless of the cover, this series has actually gotten better with each book. I would be happy to recommed the series to any sci-fi military fan.
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Read in September, 2008
This series is so much fun! It's action packed... and quite frankly, almost like watching TV - you don't have to think much about it.
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